Today, only a few truly skilled craftsmen continue to build log houses in Northern Europe. Despite being passed down from generation to generation, learning the craft from parents and grandparents, modernization has rendered these skills slow, inefficient and, ultimately, superfluous. While it's difficult to compete with larger and faster machinery, the craft has survived largely due to traditionalists and hobbyist woodworkers - like you - who value the craftsmanship handmade log homes.
In this ebook you'll find detailed, step-by-step instructions on building with hewed logs using the same Cross Notch methods employed by the old masters themselves. It is, arguably, the simplest technique and, for beginners, the best place to start learning your craft.
While learning these traditional Finnish log house building skills, we hope you keep in mind that you're not just a hobbyist with a new interest, you are now on your way to becoming a part of history. Now grab your tools and gear, get out there and build something!
Note: This book is designed to be a quick-reference guide on a digital reading device (tablet, Kindle, etc.). We recommend you bring it to your building site or woodworking shop in the field. While we invite novice builders to try this time-honored technique, we do feel that having some basic woodworking experience would be helpful.